Turkey-EU Youth Forum organised by IKV EU Information Centre and EU Delegation in Turkey at the occasion of the 30^th anniversary of the Erasmus+ Programme was held in Istanbul on 26-28 April 2017 with the participation of university students from all around Turkey. The opening remarks of the forum were realised by Head of EU Delegation in Turkey Ambassador Christian Berger, Ministry for EU Affairs Acting Undersecretary Ambassador Selim Yenel and IKV Chairman Ayhan Zeytinoğlu.

In the forum, along with the success story which is represented by the Erasmus+ Programme, a variety of issues from education, teaching, the importance of volunteering in the context of a sustainable economy was discussed. As for the panels, it was the occasion to take into consideration the importance of the European Voluntary Service, young entrepreneurship, youth employment, future jobs and investment for youth.

In the panels where the moderation was ensured by Kaan Yakuphan, colourful participants such as futurist Ufuk Tarhan, one the first Turkish participants to the Erasmus programme Prof. Sermin Örnektekin, young entrepreneur and activist İrem Sefa Yayımlar, director Yüksel Aksu and Dutch traveller and documentarist Wilco Van Herpen gave their own impression on Erasmus and the importance of such programmes in terms of bringing together young people from both the EU and Turkey.